LOCATION
Preila Beach is located on the Curonian Spit, in the southern part of the Lithuanian Baltic coast, 40 km from Klaipeda (includes ferry through the Danė River). The surfing spot is located west to the Preila Beach. The Preila is located 350 km from Vilnius, 350 kms from Riga and 110 km from Kalingrad. Preila – Gdańsk distance is 650 km surrounding Russian Kaliningrad Region and 260 km though the region (it includes 2 ex-EU border crossings). The near Klaipeda has hot got two ferry connections: Kiel- Klaipeda (from Germany) and Karlshamn – Klaipeda (from Sweden). In Palanga (70 km) there is a regional airport. Geographical location of Preila: 55°22′N 21°04′E.
PREILA BEACH SURFING HOTSPOTS
Preila Beach is one of the beaches located in Juodkrante locality and it is exposed to the open sea wind and waves. The spit here is quite broad – around 2 km width. The Baltic Sea beach is exposed mostly to north and west winds (also north-west). The wind has got the frontal character. Winds can be strong for the most of the year with typically summertime being more calm period. The wind conditions here are one of the best on the Lithuanian Baltic coast, bottom is sandy, the water is shallow in the beach neighborhood. All hotspots are good places for kite surfing camps, which typically take place in the Summer. This area is definitely less crowded in the top of the season than Palanga area and the density of surfers is also not high.
ATTRACTIONS NEARBY
Curonian Spit has got many attractions apart from sightseeing nature, conducting sports activities and sun bathing. The most attractive is Nida town a picturesque fishermen locality with small houses painted in blue, historical cemetery with wooden crosses, thematic park of witches in Juodkrante Forest, numerous fishing villages, park museum. Besides, the park offers different activities including hiking on designated trials and educational walking tours in ecologically sensitive domains of the Grobštas and Nagliai natural reserves. On the Russian side there is an unusual “dancing forest”.
INFORMATION SOURCES
Heritage Class: [ C ] Cultural Heritage
Subclass [SR] : Sports and recreation sites and activities
WEB PAGES
https://magicseaweed.com/Preila-Surf-Report/4427/
https://www.wildwildblue.com/single-post/surfcamp16
https://www.facebook.com/events/539154499622679/
http://se.kiteforum.com/kitesurf/spot/Juodkrante
https://www.priejuros.lt/en/resort/juodkrante/
https://www.pervalka.com/en/about-pervalka/
http://www.nerija.lt/en/text/pirmas
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/994
https://turizmogidas.lt/en/places-of-interest/
http://www.truelithuania.com/neringa-and-the-curonian-spit-lithuanian-sahara-326
http://www.way2lithuania.com/en/travel-lithuania/curonian-spit-national-park
